Iran strikes Kuwait Int'l Airport

Attack leaves 1 dead and 60 injured; Trump says Tehran has agreed not to have a nuclear weapon

- REUTERS

Gulf hostilities flared again on Wednesday as Iranian attacks on Kuwait damaged its airport and injured dozens while the United States (US) military carried out strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, with diplomacy to halt the war showing little sign of progress.

Flights at Kuwait International Airport were suspended after an Iranian drone and missile attack damaged airport facilities and diplomatic missions, killing one person and injuring more than 60 others, according to Kuwaiti authorities and state media.

The attacks are the latest to test a shaky ceasefire, sending oil prices up more than 2 per cent, as the strait remains largely closed more than three months after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran.

The civil aviation authority said Kuwait Airways was resuming flights from Terminal 4, after evaluating damage and taking safety measures.

Bahrain's army said it had intercepted three missiles and several drones, as Iran said it had attacked the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet in the country, as well as an airbase and helicopters in another, unspecified, regional state.